Op-ed Says Locals Have Limited Say on Terminal Siting
Posted on Dec 23, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed Says Locals Have Limited Say on Terminal Siting
In an op-ed published yesterday by The Daily Astorian, a Hammond, Ore. resident says that once an application for an LNG terminal proposal is filed with FERC, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 gives FERC the final say over the status of the application. “Warrenton loses control when the LNG application is filed,” he says. “Ask those citizens addressing the proposed LNG...
LNG Raises Many Issues For Maine
Posted on Dec 22, 2005 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Raises Many Issues For Maine
The Bangor Daily News yesterday published an op-ed by the vice president of the Conservation Law Foundation on the environmental, safety and energy concerns surrounding LNG terminal proposals in Maine. [Access to archived articles requires a...
Local Challenges Pro-LNG Statements
Posted on Dec 22, 2005 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Challenges Pro-LNG Statements
A Lubec, Maine resident challenges The Bangor Daily News’ views on the LNG development targeted for the Passamaquoddy Bay region. Here is his opinion piece. [Access to archived articles requires a...
Maine Forms LNG Group in Response to Quoddy Bay’s Prefiling Process at FERC
Posted on Dec 22, 2005 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maine Forms LNG Group in Response to Quoddy Bay’s Prefiling Process at FERC
Quoddy Bay’s decision to start the FERC prefiling process for the proposed LNG terminal at Pleasant Point, Maine has spurred a group of members from various state agencies to respond to a demanding timetable of pre-filing procedures. “We are looking at all of the regulatory matters that have to be dealt with. One reason we are doing this is to bring all the agencies...
Maryland State Agency Says Cove Point Expansion DEIS Is “Premature”
Posted on Dec 22, 2005 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maryland State Agency Says Cove Point Expansion DEIS Is “Premature”
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources believes FERC’s draft impact environmental statement issued for the Cove Point expansion project is “premature.” The agency said the DEIS “fails to reflect” the USCG conclusions regarding marine safety on the Chesapeake Bay and the Maryland Department of the Environment’s issues with increased air...
Quoddy Bay Engages with Community Group on Storage Tanks
Posted on Dec 21, 2005 in Markets and Competition, State and Local Issues, Storage | Comments Off on Quoddy Bay Engages with Community Group on Storage Tanks
Some Perry, Maine residents have expressed concern that Quoddy Bay is soliciting approval from the Perry Improvement Association to place LNG storage tanks in the town; PIA is an organization whose members were not formally elected. “How can these people, who were elected by nobody, purport to represent Perry and negotiate on behalf of the town?,” said Nancy Asante,...